Hockey Canada has announced that after a successful first season, the Western Canadian Development Model (WCDM) pilot project will expand its scope for the 2025-26 season, with an emphasis on roster composition. Announced in July 2024, the WCDM pilot project is a joint initiative between Hockey Canada’s four Western Members, their respective Junior A hockey […]

Remy Spooner is going back home to play collegiate hockey. The Okanagan Lakers of the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League recently announced their commitment to the Kelowna native, who finished his junior hockey career with the Kimberley Dynamiters. Spooner produced 16 points in 20 regular season games and added 15 points in 16 KIJHL Teck […]

Tristan Weill (Kimberley Dynamiters), Kesler Fyfe (Revelstoke Grizzlies) and Eric Kahl (Grand Forks Border Bruins) have been selected as the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending April 6. Weill – Top Forward – The West Kelowna native scored four goals and added an assist in three games […]

Nick Hughes of the Kimberley Dynamiters will play in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League for the University of Victoria Vikes next fall. Hughes was second among Dynamiters blueliners in points with 35 in 41 games.  “I am very excited about the opportunity to continue my career at the University of Victoria,” said Hughes, a Calgary […]

Trey Stephenson of the Kimberley Dynamiters has committed to play for the University of Jamestown Jimmies for the 2025-26 season. Stephenson, a Grande Prairie, Alta., native took advantage of improved mobility this season to lead the Dynamiters blueline with 36 points in 23 games. Stephenson worked on his edges this season. “It has become something […]

The Quest for the Teck Cup, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff championship, begins tomorrow. The Revelstoke Grizzlies are the defending Teck Cup champions. Below is a preview of each series.   Kootenay Conference Neil Murdoch Division   Grand Forks Border Bruins (1)   Castlegar Rebels (4) Season Series: Border Bruins won 6-0. Series […]

Each year, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League presents awards for on-ice excellence: Most Valuable Player, Top Scorer, Top Defenceman, Top Goaltender, Rookie of the Year, Most Sportsmanlike Player, Coach of the Year and the newly added General Manager of the Year. Winners are named from the four divisions prior to the start of KIJHL […]

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 23rd and final week of regular season action for the 2024-25 season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlight the top-five teams based on winning percentage, with various tie-breakers to help decide positioning.   The Kimberley Dynamiters climbed three spots to take No. 1 after winning both their games […]

The Princeton Posse lead the KIJHL with scoring the first goal in a game, having done it 30 times in 43 games. Next are the Revelstoke Grizzlies with 28 first goals in 42 games. The Merritt Centennials and Grand Forks Border Bruins are next with 26. The Fernie Ghostriders have 25. Here are the top-five […]

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 22nd week of regular season action for the 2024-25 season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlight the top-five teams based on winning percentage, with various tie-breakers to help decide positioning.   The Grand Forks Border Bruins keep their No. 1 spot. They won both their games, first defeating […]